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How I Got My Book Deal…
Presented byDenise R. Jacobs
The Miami Empowered Woman Success SummitJune 2010
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It’s All About People…
…but it’s not only about
people either, you also
have to trust in…
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Beautiful Serendipity!
The term serendipity was coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairy tale "The Three Princes of Serendip," whose heroes "were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.“
- Dictionary.com
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The goal
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Before…After!
1999 2008
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Original plan…
+ +
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Oops!
cssdetectiveguide.com
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Oops! (I did it again)
interactwithwebstandards.com
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What the…?
≠
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Serendipity happens
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Before 15 October 2008
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On and after 15 October 2008
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February 2009
Oh well… My she-ro My book..?
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March 2009
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The. Best. Conference. Ever.
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It was just a standard SXSW party…
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The evening’s progression…
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The goal
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But, en route…Robert
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Wendy
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Our conversation…
Let me tell you what I want to do: I want to write and present more.
So, Denise, what do you do?
I have a self-help book that I want to write.
What do you want to write about?
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…went like this
I taught web design for 5 years and wrote a guide on troubleshooting HTML for my students. Doing that for CSS would be fun!
I can’t you help there, we publish tech books. I am looking for someone to write a book on troubleshooting CSS code.
Great! Let’s touch base and discuss it after the conference!
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This conversation yielded…Book proposal Book Contract Book
Published!
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Next stop
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This conversation yielded:
An invitation An opportunity A book chapter
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People or Serendipity?
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Both!
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One party+two conversations=
+
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6 Important points:
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Be CLEAR
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( 1 )
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Be OPEN
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( 2 )
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Be ATTENTIVE
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( 3 )
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Be FLEXIBLE
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( 4 )
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Be AGGRESSIVE ( 5 )
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Be READY
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( 6 )
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Post-publishing Awesomeness!
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Creativity, Self-Esteem, and Opportunities
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Client work
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Additional writing
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Speaking at conferences!
Definitely! Potentially…
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Remember:
1) Be CLEAR
2) Be OPEN
3) Be ATTENTIVE
4) Be FLEXIBLE
5) Be AGGRESSIVE
6) Be READY
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Manifest your book deal!
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Thank You!
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